Genetic Association Between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the APOA5 rs662799 and PLIN1 rs894160 Metabolic Variants in the Western Saudi Population: A Case-Control Study

January 2024 in “ Biomarker Insights ”

Sherin Bakhashab, Asma A. Batarfi, Mahinar M Alhartani, Rola Turki, Wessam Mady

polycystic ovary syndrome PCOS APOA5 rs662799 PLIN1 rs894160 hypertriglyceridemia genetic variants

Studysummary This study found significant associations between PCOS susceptibility and specific genetic variants in the APOA5 and PLIN1 genes among Western Saudi women, identifying novel alleles and genotypes that may influence PCOS risk and related clinical characteristics.

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